ABSTRACT
Coast. He left the affairs of the government in Cuzco in good order, with his wife as president. The first temple which he visited was that of Pachacamac. He was there many days ; he offered great sacrifices, and he asked the high priest to secure replies about some matter of which he wished to know. The priest told him, after long vigils, that his fate would be happy, and that for the rest, he should ask nothing. Not very well pleased with this, he went to visit the Plains, and everywhere they received him with much pleasure, and the Chimo king made him great presents of gold and of garments of cumbi and of feathers which were paid in tribute by the Indians [beyond] the Andes. He arrived at Tumbez and there settled many differences which the chiefs had among themselves. While he was at Tumbez, the priests and wizards went to make sacrifices to the South Sea and to an idol which was on an island which the Spaniards later called Santa Elena. They said that, in the entrails of animals they had seen some prognostications which were anything but favourable. On this account, the Inga left Tumbez very sad and burdened with all sorts of apprehensions. He arrived at the province of Carangue where he found his son Atahuallpa already well-grown and of a very good disposition and lofty ideals. He was delighted with him. He set forth for Quito. He sent [men] to conquer the provinces of the Pastos and of the Quillacingas. Huan Auqui, brother of the Inga Huaina Capac, was made captain-general of the army. He was a very valiant man who, without any resistance, conquered the provinces as far as the place called Atiriz, which is where the city of Pasto now is, and he stayed there a year. While he was so happy there, news came from Huaina Capac and the order to leave that land well fortified and to come with the rest of the army to Quito, because news had been received from Tumbez that the
sea had thrown upon the shore some monstrous marine animals, bearded men who moved upon the sea in large houses.
